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Silliness, surprise guests and rumours abound at 2015 Much Music Video Awards

Toronto, Canada - June 21 - Carly Rae Jepsen takes photos with fans as she arrives on the red carpet at the Much Music Video Awards in downtown Toronto on June 21, 2015. (Melissa Renwick / Toronto Star)

Drake makes an appearance at the 2015 Much Music Video Awards at MuchMusic on Queen Street West in Toronto on June 21, 2015. (Cole Burston / Toronto Star)

The Weeknd performs at the 2015 Much Music Video Awards at MuchMusic on Queen Street West in Toronto on June 21, 2015. (Cole Burston / Toronto Star)

The stars were out in full force at the 2015 Much Music Video Awards Sunday night.

Ed Sheeran, Gigi Hadid, Cody Simpson, Hailee Steinfeld, Jason Derulo, Carly Rae Jepsen and even hockey star Connor McDavid all graced the red carpet, stopping to take selfies with screaming fans, catch up with each other and answer reporters’ questions under a sunny sky at Much Music headquarters.

“The people are quite cool,” said Ed Sheeran when asked what he likes about Toronto, going on to say he’s been to Yes Yes Y’All gay bar with musician Benny Blanco for what was a “really really hardcore” night.

Ed Sheeran arrives at the 2015 Much Music Video Awards at MuchMusic on Queen Street West in Toronto on June 21, 2015. (Melissa Renwick/Toronto Star)

Sheeran, who cohosted the event with Much Music’s Liz Trinnear and Tyrone Edwards, also talked about the sweet moment he jumped on stage to sing a duet with a young singer at the West Edmonton Mall last weekend.

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“I was told to go to the mall because it was the biggest mall in North America. And I got there and I went straight to HMV and started buying Simpsons DVDs,” he said. “And then someone started singing Thinking Out Loud.”

Sheeran said a friend told him to jump on stage, so he did. The event was entirely unplanned and he said the shopping day was “ruined” after that and he had to leave the mall – presumably to avoid being mobbed by fans.

“Ed! Ed! Ed!” screamed one crying fan who lined the red carpet.

Some fans said they’d waited in line since 11 a.m. for a coveted spot along the red carpet.

Model Gigi Hadid, another high profile celeb, wore a pearly-studded long skirt and crop top combo with a white jacket reading “#Hadid” on the back.

Hadid recently split from longtime boyfriend Cody Simpson — who was also at the MMVAs — and she is now rumoured to be dating Joe Jonas.

Gigi Hadid arrives at the 2015 Much Music Video Awards at MuchMusic on Queen Street West in Toronto on June 21, 2015. (Melissa Renwick/Toronto Star)

“We’ve been really good friends for a long time... I think that you kind of have to take every relationship with steps and sometimes not rush,” she said of Jonas. “I think a lot of the time media wants to rush things.”

When asked if that was a yes or a no, she said, “We’re just hanging out.”

Hadid said she still “loves” Simpson, hadn’t seen him in a while and was excited to hang out with him at the event.

Some celebs embraced the silly at the event, with Marianas Trench decked out in skimpy bathing suits and water skis and Burlington’s Walk Off the Earth walking the carpet with an eerily similar-looking clone entourage.

Marianas Trench arrives at the 2015 Much Music Video Awards at MuchMusic on Queen Street West in Toronto on June 21, 2015. (Melissa Renwick/Toronto Star)

Walk Off The Earth’s Sarah Blackwood made headlines last month when United Airlines removed the 7-months pregnant singer and her nearly 2-year-old son from a flight. Blackwood says she was kicked off because her son would not stop crying. The airline maintains it was “operating out of concern for her son’s safety,” and that he was not seated on her lap.

The airline still hasn’t apologized, Blackwood told the Star on the red carpet, but a top official did offer her a tutorial “on how to fly with your child,” she said. She rejected the offer.

Jamaican-born singer OMI kicked off the red carpet event, lining the carpet with Argos cheerleaders who performed during his hit song “Cheerleader.”

During the awards show, there was one big surprise when Drake graced the stage, dressed in a grey sweatsuit outfit. He was there to surprise his friend, Canadian hip hop artist P. Reign, who won the award for best hip hop video.

“I honestly didn’t know (he’d be here),” P. Reign told media after accepting the award. “He doesn’t make a lot of things I ask him to be at, so let’s just put that out there. I thought there was no way in hell.”

Performers at the event included Nick Jonas, Ed Sheeran, Carly Rae Jepsen — who performed her smash hit I Really Like You — and The Weeknd.

This year marked the 26th annual MMVAs.

And the award goes to…

Big winners of the night included Toronto native The Weeknd, winning video of the year, best director, best pop video and most buzzworthy Canadian.

Ed Sheeran took home the best international artist award and most buzzworthy international artist and Justin Beiber — who was not in attendance — won fan fave artist.

Shawn Mendes won fan fave video for Something Big.

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During the awards show, there was one big surprise when Drake graced the stage, dressed in a grey sweatsuit outfit. He was there to surprise his friend, Canadian hip hop artist P. Reign, who won the award for best hip hop video.

“I honestly didn’t know (he’d be here),” P. Reign told media after accepting the award. “He doesn’t make a lot of things I ask him to be at, so let’s just put that out there. I thought there was no way in hell.”

Performers at the event included Nick Jonas, Ed Sheeran, Carly Rae Jepsen — who performed her smash hit I Really Like You — and The Weeknd.

This year marked the 26th annual MMVAs.

And the award goes to…

Big winners of the night included Toronto native The Weeknd, winning video of the year, best director, best pop video and most buzzworthy Canadian.

Ed Sheeran took home the best international artist award and most buzzworthy international artist and Justin Beiber — who was not in attendance — won fan fave artist.